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OT - foolish consistency, was Re^4: Duplicated data in array.

by soonix (Canon)
on Nov 04, 2021 at 08:38 UTC ( [id://11138414]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^3: Duplicated data in array.
in thread Duplicated data in array.

I like many statements by Ralph Waldo Emerson, but in this case, I'd like to understand what a "foolish consistency" is (probably versus non-foolish consistency)
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Re: OT - foolish consistency, was Re^4: Duplicated data in array.
by Fletch (Bishop) on Nov 04, 2021 at 14:09 UTC

    In this particular case I was attempting to allude to the fact that there's this poster that's consistently posting bad sample data which is kind of foolish if you're actually looking for a reasonable chance at good help.

    I think the original was meant as an exhortation about dogmatically repeating prior actions which have become irrelevant or inappropriate for the sake of following "the rules". Very loosely rephrased as "Think for yourself, schmuck!", maybe. There's a fuller copy with the following text of the quote here.

    The cake is a lie.
    The cake is a lie.
    The cake is a lie.

      I first read "foolish constituency" and thought this might be a political comment about the recent rise of demagogues to highest levels ... :D

      Cheers Rolf
      (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
      Wikisyntax for the Monastery

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